CVE-2023-4239 Real Estate Manager <= 7.2 - Arbitrary Usermeta Update to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Authenticated subscribers can escalate privileges to higher roles by manipulating user capabilities during profile updates in the Real Estate Manager plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-4239?
CVE-2023-4239 is a high-severity vulnerability in rameez_iqbal Real Estate Manager – Property Listing and Agent Management, published on 9 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Real Estate Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 7.2 due to insufficient restriction on the 'rem_save_profile_front' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify their user role by supplying the 'wp_capabilities' parameter during a profile update.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webcodingplace Real Estate Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-4239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5r5-qrvj-cppq.